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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals

If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an ex... (more story)

Cannabis Deregulation Raises Bankruptcy Access Questions

Attorneys at Thompson Coburn explore why cannabis companies have been historically prohibited from filing for bank... (more story)

Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer

While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and r... (more story)

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$10M Brown Rudnick Deal With Guo Trustee Gets Judge's OK

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $10 million deal between Miles Guo's Chapter 11 trustee and the Chinese exile's onetime attorneys at Brown Rudnick LLP in addition to green-lighting 10 less... (more story)

Exela Strikes Noteholder Deal To Restructure $1.25B Debt

Bankrupt units of business automation group Exela Technologies Inc. have reached a deal with most of the holders of its $1.25 billion in debt to swap its debt for equity and be acquired by a European indirect subsidiary.

Imerys Halts Ch. 11 Trial Over Foreign Claimant Issues

Bankrupt talc suppliers Imerys Talc America and Cyprus Mines Corp. and parties supporting their Chapter 11 plan to deal with asbestos injury claims unexpectedly announced Monday they wanted to halt the plan co... (more story)

Ligado's Post-Ch. 11 5G Plans Violate Contract, Inmarsat Says

Satellite telecommunications firm Inmarsat has urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject a proposed deal for telecommunications group Ligado Networks to develop a space-based 5G network with a fellow broadba... (more story)

Syracuse Diocese Strikes $61M In Deals With Insurers

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse informed a New York bankruptcy judge that it has reached nearly $61 million in settlements with its insurance carriers to fund a trust for child sexual abuse claims in th... (more story)

Gibson Dunn Bankruptcy Pro Joins Cleary In NY

A former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorney known for his work on high-profile restructurings has joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's New York office as a partner, the firm announced Monday.

'Chicken Soup' Parent, Investor Settle Mismanagement Suit

Chicken Soup for the Soul Holdings LLC has reached a settlement with a corporate investor that accused the Redbox owner and publisher of self-help books of mismanagement prior to a subsidiary's Chapter 7 liquidation.

Real Estate Recap: Q1 Hospo Deals, Data Center Speculation

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the law firms that guided the largest global hospitality mergers and acquisitions of the first quarter, and ... (more story)

CFPB Abandons $2.25M Student Loan Trust Deal, Drops Case

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday voluntarily dismissed its long-running debt collection practices suit against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, abandoning a $2.25 million proposed... (more story)

Celsius Seeks Sanctions Against Crypto Miner In Ch. 11

The plan administrator for defunct cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to impose more than $352,000 of sanctions on a crypto mining company, alleging it is opposing an... (more story)

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US Trustee Opposes Special Counsel Bid In Hotel Co.'s Ch. 11

The U.S. Trustee's Office asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject a bid by the owner and operator of a hotel in Southern California to retain Buchalter PC in the hospitality company's Chapter 11 plan, sayi... (more story)

Akoustis Says $39M Ch. 11 Sales Don't Include Trade Secrets

Radio frequency filter maker Akoustis Technologies told a Delaware court that it should be allowed to move forward with planned sale transactions because concerns about trade secrets being improperly included ... (more story)

Google Claims Row Delays Dormify's Ch. 11 IP Asset Sale

A dispute over a $600,000 claim from Google led bankrupt dorm room furnishing retailer Dormify Inc. to delay approval of a sale of its intellectual property assets to Williams-Sonoma Inc. Monday to give the de... (more story)

DMK's Ch. 11 Overdose Drug Complaint Survives In Del.

A Delaware bankruptcy judge found that drug distributor US WorldMeds must face an adversary complaint from DMK Pharmaceuticals, which had accused the distributor of inadequate marketing of one of its products.

'Shake & Bake': 4th Circ. Cites Ricky Bobby In NASCAR Ruling

The Fourth Circuit on Monday called back to the satirical cult classic "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" in finding the former owners of a NASCAR team must cover the cost of a settlement involving ... (more story)

Nikola Seeks Court OK For $9M Climate-Credit Sale Process

Electric truck maker Nikola Corp. has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve a sale process for environmental credits the company earned by selling zero-emission vehicles, saying it has secured an $8.97 ... (more story)

Scanrock Files Plan To Pay Debt With Property Sales

Hydrocarbon driller Scanrock Oil & Gas on Monday filed its Chapter 11 plan with a Texas bankruptcy court, saying it plans to pay off its secured lenders with the sale of its Oregon ranch and other creditors wi... (more story)

Union Tells 3rd Circ. Healthcare Fight Belongs In Arbitration

A Pennsylvania federal judge properly concluded that a healthcare dispute between a power plant operator and an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local was arbitrable, the union said, asking the ... (more story)

US Trustee Says Benson Hill Can't Seal Exec Bonus Info

The U.S. Trustee's Office on Friday asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject bankrupt soybean company Benson Hill's request to seal the names of executives it wants to pay bonuses to, along with the amounts... (more story)

Packable Creditors Say Deal Sets Aside $17M Recovery

The official committee of unsecured creditors in e-commerce firm Packable Holdings' Chapter 11 has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to approve its settlement with the debtor's founders and insurers to resol... (more story)